Wozniak Turns His Back on His Roots

Well, not ditched, exactly -- but he did say it was his favorite gadget.

Wozniak's admission on the set of NBC Class Action, an education show, last week that he bought the new Google phone the first day it came out is like Steve Jobs catching the Woz surfing the Web on a Windows laptop.

Wozniak made his latest revelation with a coy laugh and without actually speaking the Google device's name. Instead, when asked what his favorite gadget is, Wozniak said, "Well, it's the latest one. It's a non-Apple product, but it's a gadget that just came out yesterday."

There was no mistaking which gadget the former "Dancing With the Stars" contestant was referring to -- when he said it, the Nexus One was just one day old.

Wozniak does have a connection to the phone's Android operating system. He was on the board of Danger Inc., which was founded by Andy Rubin, who now runs Google's mobile efforts.

Still, the image of Woz caressing Google's new superphone must disturb the dreams of Apple fanboys and fangirls everywhere.

Update: Wozniak left a comment on this story and called NBC Bay Area to clarify that he still has two iPhones. Read the interview for more.